Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version
- Planet
- Moon · לבנה
- Faculty
- Wisdom · בחכמה
- Day
- Sunday · יום ראשון
- Organ
- Right eye · עין ימין
- Passage
- 4:8 ↗
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Sefer Yetzirah versions
Compare seven letters in two named Sefer Yetzirah records. Check planets, stated Hebrew faculties and passages with a worked Bet reading.
Source comparison
Seven letters. Two named text records.
Start with Bet, then follow each letter to its planets, stated faculties and exact Hebrew units.
ב
Double letter · 4:8 / 4:5
Bet
Moon · Wisdomcompared withSaturn · Life
- Day in both units
- Sunday · יום ראשון
- Organ in both units
- Right eye · עין ימין
Sefer Yetzirah
- Planet
- Saturn · שבתי
- Faculty
- Life · בחיים
- Day
- Sunday · יום ראשון
- Organ
- Right eye · עין ימין
- Passage
- 4:5 ↗
ג
Double letter · 4:9 / 4:6
Gimel
Mars · Wealthcompared withJupiter · Not stated in this unit
- Day in both units
- Monday · יום שני
- Organs differ
- Right ear / Left eye
ד
Double letter · 4:10 / 4:7
Dalet
Sun · Seedcompared withMars · Not stated in this unit
- Day in both units
- Tuesday · יום שלישי
- Organs differ
- Right nostril / Right ear
כ
Double letter · 4:11 / 4:8
Kaf
Venus · Lifecompared withSun · Not stated in this unit
- Day in both units
- Wednesday · יום רביעי
- Organs differ
- Left eye / Left ear
פ
Double letter · 4:12 / 4:9
Peh
Mercury · Dominioncompared withVenus · Not stated in this unit
- Day in both units
- Thursday · יום חמישי
- Organs differ
- Left ear / Right nostril
ר
Double letter · 4:13 / 4:10
Resh
Saturn · Peacecompared withMercury · Not stated in this unit
- Day in both units
- Friday · יום ששי
- Organ in both units
- Left nostril · נחיר שמאל
ת
Double letter · 4:14 / 4:11
Tav
Jupiter · Gracecompared withMoon · Not stated in this unit
- Day in both units
- Shabbat · יום שבת
- Organ in both units
- Mouth · פה
The complete reference
All seven letters at a glance
| Hebrew letter | Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version Selected units 4:8–14 | Sefer Yetzirah Selected units 4:5–11 |
|---|---|---|
| ב Bet | Planet: Moon · לבנה Faculty: בחכמה · Wisdom Day: Sunday · יום ראשון Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:8 ↗ | Planet: Saturn · שבתי Faculty: בחיים · Life Day: Sunday · יום ראשון |
| ג Gimel | Planet: Mars · מאדים Faculty: בעושר · Wealth Day: Monday · יום שני Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:9 ↗ | Planet: Jupiter · צדק Not stated in this unit Day: Monday · יום שני |
| ד Dalet | Planet: Sun · חמה Faculty: בזרע · Seed Day: Tuesday · יום שלישי Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:10 ↗ | Planet: Mars · מאדים Not stated in this unit Day: Tuesday · יום ג' |
| כ Kaf | Planet: Venus · נוגה Faculty: בחיים · Life Day: Wednesday · יום רביעי Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:11 ↗ | Planet: Sun · חמה Not stated in this unit Day: Wednesday · יום ד' |
| פ Peh | Planet: Mercury · כוכב Faculty: בממשלה · Dominion Day: Thursday · יום חמישי Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:12 ↗ | Planet: Venus · נוגה Not stated in this unit Day: Thursday · יום ה' |
| ר Resh | Planet: Saturn · שבתאי Faculty: בשלום · Peace Day: Friday · יום ששי Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:13 ↗ | Planet: Mercury · כוכב Not stated in this unit Day: Friday · יום ששי |
| ת Tav | Planet: Jupiter · צדק Faculty: בחן · Grace Day: Shabbat · יום שבת Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:14 ↗ | Planet: Moon · לבנה Not stated in this unit Day: Shabbat · יום שבת |
Keep the omissions visible. Bet 4:5 states life in the second record. Its other six selected units do not name an individual faculty. Sefer Yetzirah 4:1 ↗ supplies a separate general list; this reference does not distribute that list among the six units by order. “Not stated in this unit” leaves the surrounding book open for study.
All seven planet assignments differ between these selected units. The weekday meanings agree for all seven letters. The organ meanings agree for Bet, Resh and Tav, while Gimel, Dalet, Kaf and Peh name different organs. Hebrew spellings and abbreviated day forms can differ even where their concise English labels agree.
Try the reading
A short worksheet: check Bet yourself
- Open Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:8 ↗ and Sefer Yetzirah 4:5 ↗. Record the work title, selected Hebrew version and unit for each.
- Find Bet in both. Write down its Hebrew faculty term and planet, then compare the day and organ.
- Mark what changes and what stays the same. Write one sentence with both exact references; keep an unanswered question separate from the recorded fields.
- Choose Gimel next. Check what its second unit actually states before giving it a faculty from elsewhere in the chapter.
Worked answer: two different Bet associations
In Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:8 ↗, בחכמה names wisdom and לבנה names the Moon. In Sefer Yetzirah 4:5 ↗, בחיים names life and שבתי names Saturn. Both units name the first day (יום ראשון) and the right eye (עין ימין).
Changed: the stated faculty and planet. Unchanged: the letter, weekday meaning and organ meaning. A reproducible note reads: “In Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 4:8, Bet is associated with wisdom and the Moon; in Sefer Yetzirah 4:5, Bet is associated with life and Saturn.”
For Gimel, the planet changes from Mars to Jupiter and the organ from right ear to left eye. The second selected unit Sefer Yetzirah 4:6 ↗ does not state a faculty. That is a difference in what the unit supplies, not evidence for inventing an unstated opposite of wealth.
About the two source records
Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version ↗
ספר יצירה נוסח הגר"א
- Selected Hebrew version
- “Sefer Yetzirah, Warsaw 1884”
- Language
- Hebrew
- License in Sefaria’s version record
- Public Domain
- Edition source in that record
- NNL_ALEPH001310968 ↗
Sefer Yetzirah ↗
ספר יצירה
- Selected Hebrew version
- “Sefer Yetzirah, Warsaw 1884”
- Language
- Hebrew
- License in Sefaria’s version record
- Public Domain
- Edition source in that record
- NNL_ALEPH001310968 ↗
Both Sefaria records identify the same Hebrew edition label and NLI source. These labels identify the digital texts selected here; they do not establish two independent manuscripts or a Short/Long recension classification. The linked NLI catalog/scan could not be inspected independently.
Reader links open the Hebrew reader, whose default edition can change. The API links request the recorded Hebrew version by name; per-row API links in the data download cover all fourteen units. These live records are not immutable scans or response snapshots.
A textual difference is distinct from a translation choice
A translation presents words in another language. Text records can also differ in their Hebrew wording, order or omissions. In the Bet pair, בחכמה and בחיים are already different Hebrew words. Choosing the English glosses “wisdom” and “life” makes those words readable; it does not create their difference.
This resource compares the selected units in two named digital records. It does not explain why the difference arose, reconstruct a textual genealogy, or identify the second record as Hayman’s Short, Long or Saadyan recension. Use the Sefer Yetzirah reading guide for the broader introduction to editions, commentary and recensions.
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- Sefaria · Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version, selected Hebrew units 4:8–14
- Sefaria · Sefer Yetzirah, selected Hebrew units 4:5–11
- Sefaria API · Gra 4:8, exact selected Hebrew Warsaw 1884 version
- Sefaria API · Sefer Yetzirah 4:5, exact selected Hebrew Warsaw 1884 version
- NLI edition source recorded by Sefaria · Warsaw 1884; catalog/scan not independently inspected
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